The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-11

where tourists and sight-seers most
frequently visit, the world in some OF
ats obscurest places is filled with beau.
ties that have escaped the eyes OF its
fever. 49,
Who would have thought OF travel.
ing in stage twenty miles from the
nearest railroad station, or footing it
at a necessarily slow pace over the
hills and rocks OF Cheshire county, to
rsee how aptly nature had done her
york in this particular place? AS for
the inhabitants of the little hamlet
nestled up among the hills, very few
OF them had time to think OF such
matters as feasting their eyes on nat
ural loveliness, or even giving q
thought to their surroundings. Their
only object in life seemed to be to get
up at five, eat the required num-
Der OF meals, attend to the duties OF
the day, and go to bed again when
might came. There was very little
variety in the lives of these people,
yet they seemed to be well enough
contented with their lot, except that
now and then some ambitious spirit
would overleap the bounds and make
n Journey out into the world, t. see
what people were doing there, md
those who did become so bold, very
rarely returned to the old way OF lv-
ing.
One ofthese discontinued spirits, who
refused to believe that everything the
world contained was found up here
among the hills OF Cheshire county,
was young and rather good-looking
girl 1t seemed to Janet Gray rs il
this dull, monotonous, unvarying
routine would never end, and every
day she longed more and more to
leave it.
It was on a bright morning early
in May, that. returning from an err
rand, she threw herself down by the
brook, to rest and to think. Her
face was flushed with fast walking.
and with her dark hair and eyes show
ing to quite an advantage with her
new gngham dress, Janet presented
quito a pretty picture to William
Thomas Toy, as he observed her from
the cornfield some yards away. But
Thomas was a man who did not con-
slider wish long ere he strived to full
fl it, and was soon at her side. She
looked up with q surprised air when
she heard his; "Good morning" and
said, "Ohl it is you, is it?" then laps.
ed again into her thoughtful mood.
He watched her while in silence, be-
ing too well accustomed to Janet's
way to disturb her without reason;
but finally he mustered up courage to
make q remark
jamie, what makes you so thought.
ful this morning."
"Tom," she answered after pause,
al want you to helpm lam so con-
fused this morning that can hardly
see my way to do what | am deter
mined to do. am going away" The
young man gave start. "This place
Is positively unbearable longer. Some
folks may becontenr to drag out their
lives in such place as this, but am
going where can be and do some
ching. 1t does seem TO me such pos
tive ponsence for people to be willing
to live along in q hand-to.mouth sort
oil way up here among these hills, and
never do anythingo OF note in the world
except what every mortal does to
preserve life, namely, eat, drink and
sleep. 1t is like being buried alive!"
Having delivered herself of this UNI
maidenly speech, Tom sat waiting for
more, but more didn't come. At last
he ventured to say
"Janie, am sorry you are so tired.
OF all OF us; but II you want to 90
over yonder hills and do something
honest and honorable in the world.
you'll 60, and know better than to
say one word of hinderance."
Eyes, Thomas Troy, that is the
first right down sensible thing | ever
heard you say" she answered with
half q smile. "0f course you know
better than to hinder me, ifyou could.
will remember you for your kind in
tentions. am not so tired OF you,
Thomas; nor any OF the rest OF the
folks. / don't want to 60 out Of your
lives altogether; but it is these lonely,
rocky hills. and this birdcage life that
tires me. Just think, Tom, il Ishould
stay here all the days OF my life, what
a record would have, and when |
die how it would sound to read on my
crave-stOne